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The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe

Part 4 — EATING SONG. PUNCH.

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Oh! carve me yet another slice, O help me to more gravy still, There's naught so sure as something nice To conquer care, or grief to kill.

I always loved a bit of beef, When Youth and Bliss and Hope were mine; And now it gives my heart relief In sorrow's darksome hour—to dine!

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